Author: John Paul

  • GET OUT OF POVERTY BY GIVING

    God’s Way Out of Poverty The God Who Provides has made a way for poor people to get out of poverty…by giving. Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. Gary Keesee tells the story of a single mom who was given Read more

  • 3 Truths, 4 Principles Needed to Survive – Even Thrive

    INTRODUCTION Our society is full of ungodly influences. Our Creator and Redeemer intends to shake them out (Hebrews 12:26-27) and give us an opportunity to do things His way. Three truths will cause God’s people to survive – even thrive – during the shaking ahead. Four moves of God will enable His people to bring Read more

  • Amazing Results of Flow from Inspiration

    INTRODUCTION It amazes me the flow of writing that can pour through me following a moment of inspiration. In a moment of prayer, I get inspired by an idea. When I go to write it out in a story or blog post, I end with an even larger or more profound piece of prose than Read more

  • To Create Wealth Is What God Wants from People

    INTRODUCTION From the moment raw recruits step onto the ground at boot camp, they are subjected to the loud voice, disrespectful comparisons, and swift punishment from their drill instructor. The DI forcefully despises their civilian mentality – their wrong thinking, distrust, and selfish willfulness.  Boot camp is intended to build up recruits mentally as well Read more

  • Partnering with God Today

    PREVIOUS POST CONTINUED My last post gave various illustrations of heroes of the Bible partnering with God. This one will give examples of modern partners. MODERN EXAMPLES Certainly since the 1940s, many preachers and teachers have taught partnering with God to bring His solutions to people’s problems, especially in the areas of health, wealth, and Read more

  • Partners with God in the Bible

    APPOINTED AS VICEROYS I have already written here that the One who brought order out of the chaos of Creation also formed Humanity and gave us the office of viceroys – partners with God. He called us to bring more order out of the chaos around us. Things went well with Humanity. They named the Read more

  • All about Me: How I Reign in Life

    DATELINE: 01/20/2024 On this, the anniversary of my sixty-something birthday, I have decided to take a light-hearted look at who I am and how King Jesus is helping me to reign in life. As Lance Wallnau talks about, this is the year of my convergence.  MY NAME My last name is DeWalt. However, I’m only Read more

  • Say “No” to Ungodly Reparations

    WRONGNESS OF EUROPEAN INVASION People say that white, European conquerors came to the land of America and drove out the native inhabitants of the land. They also bought blacks from Africa and put them through the atrocities of slavery. For that reason, native and black descendents struggle with poverty. Because of this, people say, the Read more

  • HOW STUDENTS WIN COLLEGE WRESTLING MATCHES

    Wrestling with New Narratives As I set forth on a career of public speaking to students in Christian high schools and college student groups, one set of assumptions I must verify is about what unsettles them. Then I must adjust my talks to speak to those struggles. There they are, in a sheltered religious education Read more

  • GOD’S VICEROYS ON EARTH

    Not a Cigarette or Bad Habit What is a viceroy? I don’t mean a cigarette from the 1930s. What kind of person is a viceroy?  Let’s break down the word. By vice, I don’t mean a habit of rebellion against God’s ways: prostitution, drugs, eating too much, or drunkenness. I’m not talking about any reason to call Read more